Contractors at an impasse with their government customers turn to Anuj Vohra for creative solutions; decisive, actionable guidance; and effective advocacy.
Anuj litigates on behalf of government contractors across industry sectors in a variety of forums, with extensive experience in bid protests before the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and the U.S. Government Accountability Office. He also assists clients with an array of issues related to contract formation (including subcontracts, teaming agreements, and other transaction agreements), regulatory compliance, internal and government-facing investigations, suspension and debarment, organizational conflicts of interest, and the Freedom of Information Act.
Prior to entering private practice, Anuj spent six years as a trial attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice’s Commercial Litigation Branch. At DOJ, he was a member of the Bid Protest Team—which handles the department’s most complex protests—and served as lead counsel in dozens of matters representing the United States in commercial disputes before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the Court of Federal Claims, and the U.S. Court of International Trade.
Affiliations
Professional Activities and Memberships
- American Bar Association, Section of Public Contract Law, Co-Chair, Bid Protest Committee
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims Bar Association
- South Asian Bar Association
Representative Matters
- LightBox Parent, LP, B-420032.2 (Feb. 24, 2022); LightBox Parent, LP v. United States, 162 Fed. Cl. 143 (Sept. 14, 2022)—Served as lead counsel in the successful defense of an awarded $50 million Federal Communications Commission contract for data mapping services in serial bid protests filed at the GAO and the Court of Federal Claims.
- VAS Realty, LLC v. United States, 26 F.4th 945 (Fed. Cir. 2022)—Served as lead counsel in the successful appeal of a trial court dismissal of a General Services Administration lease offeror’s bid protest for lack of standing. The decision is being remanded to the Court of Federal Claims per clarified protester standing requirements.
- Schindler Elevator Corp. v. Washington Met. Transit Auth., 16 F.4th 294 (D.C. Cir. 2021)—Served as lead counsel in successful defenses, first in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and then on appeal to the D.C. Circuit, of a Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority escalator repair contract.
- Wisconsin Physician Serv. Ins. Corp. v. United States, 151 Fed. Cl. 22 (2020)—Served as lead counsel in the successful defense of a bid protest challenging a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services award of contract for Medicare Administrative Contractor services.
- American Small Business League v. U.S. Department of Defense, 411 F. Supp.3d 824 (N.D. Cal. 2019)—Served as lead counsel in the successful defense of Department of Defense invocation of FOIA Exemption 4 to prevent disclosure of contractor documents in response to a FOIA request. The case represented one of the first applications of Exemption 4 following the Supreme Court’s decision clarifying scope of exemption in Food Marketing Institute v. Argus Leader Media, 139 S. Ct. 2356 (2019).
Speeches & Presentations
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"What Will the New Year Bring for Government Contractors?" Crowell & Moring Webinar, 2023.
(January 12, 2023).
Presenters: Crowell & Moring Government Contracts Group.
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“Source Selection and Bid Protests: Pre- and Post-Award Considerations,” GC 101: Back to Basics, Washington, D.C.
(September 21, 2022).
Presenters: Rob Sneckenberg, Anuj Vohra, and Cherie Owen.
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"Bid Protests: Protecting Your Rights," Crowell & Moring's Ounce of Prevention Seminar (OOPS) 2022, Washington, D.C.
(May 16, 2022).
Speakers: Daniel Forman, Anuj Vohra, Cherie Owen, and James Peyster.
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"Bid Protests: Protecting Your Rights," Back Together Again for OOPS 2022, Washington, D.C.
(May 16, 2022).
Speakers: Daniel Forman, Anuj Vohra, Cherie Owen, and James Peyster.
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"Grants and Infrastructure Webinar Series: Central Regional," Crowell & Moring Webinar.
(March 3, 2022).
Speakers: David J. Ginsberg, Anuj Vohra, Christian N. Curran, Laura J. Mitchell Baker, and Christopher D. Garcia.
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"Grants and Infrastructure Webinar Series: Northeast Regional," Crowell & Moring Webinar.
(March 2, 2022).
Speakers: David J. Ginsberg, Anuj Vohra, Christian N. Curran, Laura J. Mitchell Baker, and Christopher D. Garcia.
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"Grants and Infrastructure Webinar Series: West Coast Regional," Crowell & Moring Webinar.
(March 2, 2022).
Speakers: David J. Ginsberg, Anuj Vohra, Christian N. Curran, Laura J. Mitchell Baker, and Christopher D. Garcia.
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"Bid Protest Issues to Watch in 2022," Crowell & Moring, 2022.
(January 27, 2022).
Speakers: Anuj Vohra, Cherie J. Owen, Issac D. Schabes, Karla V. Perez Chacon
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"Source Selection and Bid Protests: Pre-and Post-Award Considerations," Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts 101 Seminar 2021
(October 22, 2021).
Speakers: Robert J. Sneckenberg, Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, Anuj Vohra, and Daniel R. Forman.
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"FOIA for Government Contractors," Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts 101 Seminar 2021
(October 20, 2021).
Speakers: Anuj Vohra, Daniel W. Wolff, Monica DiFonzo Sterling, and Abigail Strokes.
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"FOIA for Government Contractors," OOPS 2021, Crowell & Moring's 37th Annual Ounce of Prevention Seminar
(May 12, 2021).
Presenters: Anuj Vohra, Daniel W. Wolff, Monica DiFonzo Sterling, and Abigail (Abi) Stokes.
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"Developments in FOIA Litigation after Argus Leader," ABA Public Contract Law Meeting
(March 31, 2021).
Panelist: Anuj Vohra.
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"Post-Award Bid Protests: Eyeing Current and Future Issues," United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia," OOPS 20/20 - Setting Your Sights
(October 21, 2020).
Presenters: Daniel R. Forman, Anuj Vohra, Olivia Lynch, and Robert J. Sneckenberg.
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"Source Selection and Bid Protests: Pre- and Post-Award Considerations," Government Contracts 101 - Back to Basics Webinar
(September 21, 2020).
Presenters: Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, Anuj Vohra, Eric M. Ransom, and Robert J. Sneckenberg.
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"What Will the New Year Bring for Government Contractors?" Crowell & Moring Webinar
(January 29, 2020).
Presenters: Crowell & Moring Government Contracts Group.
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"Source Selection and Bid Protests: Pre- and Post-Award Considerations," Government Contracts "101" - Back to Basics, McLean, VA
(October 23, 2019).
Moderator: Robert J. Sneckenberg; Panelists: Daniel R. Forman, Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, Eric M. Ransom, and Anuj Vohra.
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"Bid Protests," Crowell & Moring's Ounce of Prevention Seminar (OOPS) 2019, Washington, DC
(May 7, 2019).
Moderator: Daniel R. Forman; Speakers: Anuj Vohra, Olivia Lynch, and Robert J. Sneckenberg.
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"Source Selection and Bid Protests: Pre-and Post-Award Considerations," Government Contracts "101" - Back to Basics, Washington, D.C.
(October 10, 2018).
Presenters: Daniel R. Forman, Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, Anuj Vohra, Olivia Lynch, and Robert J. Sneckenberg.
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"Brace for Impact - Protest Reform that Could Affect Your Business," OOPS 2018, Crowell & Moring's 34th Annual Ounce of Prevention Seminar, Washington, D.C.
(May 17, 2018).
Presenters: Anuj Vohra, Mark A. Ries, Christian N. Curran, James G. Peyster, and Robert J. Sneckenberg.
Publications
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"FOIA Ruling Yields New Argument For Challenging Exemption," Law360
(September 14, 2022).
Authors: John E. McCarthy, Jr., Daniel W. Wolff, and Anuj Vohra.
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"GAO Finds Key Person 'Unavailable' Despite Still Being Employed On Date Of Award," Westlaw
(July 5, 2022).
Authors: Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, Anuj Vohra, Robert J. Sneckenberg, and Cherie J. Owen.
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"Agency Failure To Consider Impact Of Corporate Transaction Renders Award Decision Infirm," Westlaw
(February 4, 2022).
Authors: Anuj Vohra, Cherie J. Owen, and Issac D. Schabes.
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"File Your Pre-Award Protest Early. Just Not Too Early." PubKGroup
(December 6, 2021).
Authors: Anuj Vohra, Cherie J. Owen, and Issac D. Schabes.
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"Impact Of 2019 FOIA Litigation On Private Parties," Bloomberg Law
(March 31, 2020).
Authors: Monica DiFonzo Sterling, Anuj Vohra, and Daniel W. Wolff.
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"Administrative Relief for USAID Grant Recipients and Applicants Impacted by COVID-19," Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum
(March 23, 2020).
Authors: Anuj Vohra and Eric M. Ransom.
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"Federal Circuit Clarifies Meaning of “Full and Open,” Limits on Government Ability to Manipulate the Competitive Marketplace, and Contours of FAR Part 6," Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum
(June 19, 2019).
Authors: Anuj Vohra, Monica DiFonzo Sterling and Karla Perez Chacon.
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"Government Contracts – Bid Protests Enter a Shifting Landscape," Crowell & Moring's Litigation Forecast 2019
(January 9, 2019).
Contributor: Anuj Vohra.
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"GAO Implements Changes to Bid Protest Process with New Regulations," Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum
(April 11, 2018).
Authors: Anuj Vohra, Mark A. Ries, Christian N. Curran, Robert J. Sneckenberg, Rosamond Xiang and Payal Nanavati.
Client Alerts & Newsletters
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"President Biden Signs New Legislation to Identify and Mitigate Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisition,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(January 3, 2023).
Contacts: Brittany Kouroupas, Peter Eyre, Anuj Vohra, M. Yuan Zhou, Cherie J. Owen
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"FY 2023 National Defense Authorization Act: Key Provisions Government Contractors Should Know,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(December 28, 2022).
Contacts: Alexandra Barbee-Garrett, Adelicia R. Cliffe, Stephanie L. Crawford, Maria Alejandra (Jana) del-Cerro, Christopher D. Garcia, Rina M. Gashaw, Lyndsay A. Gorton, Michael G. Gruden, CIPP/G, Jacob Harrison, Olivia Lynch, John E. McCarthy Jr., Per David Midboe, Rachel Schumacher, Zachary Schroeder, Robert J. Sneckenberg, Anuj Vohra, Alexis Ward, Darianne Young
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"GAO’s 2022 Bid Protest Report to Congress for FY 2021 Shows Better than 50% Chance of Obtaining Relief,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(November 8, 2022).
Contacts: Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, John E. McCarthy Jr., Anuj Vohra, Robert J. Sneckenberg, Cherie J. Owen
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"DoD Will Consider Contract Adjustments Addressing Inflation,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(September 12, 2022).
Contacts: Jonathan M. Baker, Peter Eyre, Robert J. Sneckenberg, Anuj Vohra, Lyndsay A. Gorton
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"Second Circuit Holds FOIA Exemption 4 Still Requires Showing of “Competitive Harm” Resulting from Disclosure, Though Not a “Substantial” One,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(September 7, 2022).
Contacts: John E. McCarthy Jr., Anuj Vohra, Daniel W. Wolff
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"Sometimes, the Court of Federal Claims Does Consider OTA Protests,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(August 18, 2022).
Contacts: John E. McCarthy Jr., Cherie J. Owen, Anuj Vohra
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"COFC: Strictly Scrutinizing the Completeness of the Government’s Administrative Record,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(July 20, 2022).
Contacts: Anuj Vohra, Cherie J. Owen, Issac D. Schabes
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"GAO Finds Key Person “Unavailable” Despite Still Being Employed on Date of Award,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(June 17, 2022).
Contacts: Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, Anuj Vohra, Robert J. Sneckenberg, Cherie J. Owen
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"Email Exchange Constitutes “Timely, Formal Challenge” for Purposes of Avoiding Blue & Gold Waiver Rule,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(May 20, 2022).
Contacts: Anuj Vohra, Robert J. Sneckenberg, Cherie J. Owen, Issac D. Schabes
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"All Things Protest: COFC Rejects GAO’s Key Personnel Notification Rule,"
Podcast: All Things Protest
(March 29, 2022).
Contacts: Robert J. Sneckenberg, Christian N. Curran, Anuj Vohra, Cherie J. Owen
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"Filing a Timely Protest is Half the Battelle,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(March 24, 2022).
Contacts: Anuj Vohra, Cherie J. Owen, Issac D. Schabes
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"COFC Rejects GAO’s Duty to Notify of Key Personnel Departures,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(February 7, 2022).
Contacts: Anuj Vohra, Robert J. Sneckenberg, Cherie J. Owen, Issac D. Schabes
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"Agency Failure to Consider Impact of Corporate Transaction Renders Award Decision Infirm,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(January 12, 2022).
Contacts: Anuj Vohra, Cherie J. Owen, Issac D. Schabes
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"Federal Circuit: Prejudice Not Presumed Upon Finding of Agency Irrationality,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(January 4, 2022).
Contacts: Anuj Vohra, Robert J. Sneckenberg, Issac D. Schabes
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"File Your Pre-Award Protest Early. Just Not Too Early.,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(November 23, 2021).
Contacts: Anuj Vohra, Cherie J. Owen, Issac D. Schabes
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"GAO Releases Annual Bid Protest Report to Congress for FY 2021, Identifies New “Top Ground” for Sustains,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(November 18, 2021).
Contacts: Cherie J. Owen, Anuj Vohra
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"FEATURE COMMENT: COFC Pushes Back on GAO Waiver and Cost-Realism Analyses,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(October 14, 2021).
Contacts: Robert J. Sneckenberg, Anuj Vohra, William B. O'Reilly
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"COFC Refuses to Expand Blue & Gold and Requires Army to Consider Performance Risk in Cost Realism Evaluation,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(September 20, 2021).
Contacts: Anuj Vohra, Robert J. Sneckenberg, William B. O'Reilly, John E. McCarthy Jr.
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"Multiple Post-Argus Decisions Hold No “Assurance of Confidentiality” Required for FOIA Exemption 4,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(August 6, 2021).
Contacts: Daniel W. Wolff, Anuj Vohra, John E. McCarthy Jr., Monica DiFonzo Sterling
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"White House Announces New COVID Vaccination and Testing Requirements for Contractors Working at Federal Facilities,"
(July 30, 2021).
Contacts: Trina Fairley Barlow, Peter Eyre, Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer, Anuj Vohra, Rachel Lesser
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"DoD Advances Proposed Rule on Enhanced Debriefings,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(May 24, 2021).
Contacts: Jonathan M. Baker, Christian N. Curran, John E. McCarthy Jr., Anuj Vohra, Rina M. Gashaw
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"All Things Protest: Competitive Foosball Gets Procurement Kicked (October 2020),"
Podcast: All Things Protest
(October 29, 2020).
Contacts: Christian N. Curran, Robert J. Sneckenberg, Anuj Vohra
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"GAO Sustains Protests Alleging Agency Failed to Consider Pandemic Impacts on its Requirements,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(October 28, 2020).
Contacts: Anuj Vohra, William B. O'Reilly
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"Minimum Offer of Guaranteed Workshare Still Not Enough to Enforce Teaming Agreement,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(August 31, 2020).
Contacts: Christian N. Curran, Stephen J. McBrady, Anuj Vohra, Charles Baek, Laura J. Mitchell Baker
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"GAO Rejects Use of Highest-Technically Rated Reasonably-Priced Award Criteria for FSS Contracts,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(January 23, 2020).
Contacts: Jonathan M. Baker, Anuj Vohra, William B. O'Reilly
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"Even A Little Early Can Be Late: GAO Rules that Proposal Emailed Prior to Submission Deadline but Received Minutes Afterward was Untimely,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(January 9, 2020).
Contacts: Anuj Vohra, Zachary Schroeder
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"All Things Protest: The Year’s Most Interesting Decisions (December 2019),"
Podcast: All Things Protest
(December 31, 2019).
Contacts: Christian N. Curran, Olivia Lynch, Robert J. Sneckenberg, Anuj Vohra, Zachary Schroeder
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"GAO Bid Protest Statistics for FY2019,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(November 8, 2019).
Contacts: Robert J. Sneckenberg, Anuj Vohra
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"DOJ Issues FOIA Exemption 4 Guidance Following Argus Leader; Confirms That “Assurance of Confidentiality” At Time of Submission Not Currently Required,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(October 17, 2019).
Contacts: John E. McCarthy Jr., Anuj Vohra, Daniel W. Wolff, Monica DiFonzo Sterling
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"The Month in International Trade – June 2019,"
International Trade Bulletin
(July 10, 2019).
Contacts: Jeffrey L. Snyder, Edward Goetz, John B. Brew, Robert Holleyman, Andrew Blasi, Eric Obscherning, Jason M. Crawford, Thomas A. Lorenzen, Daniel W. Wolff, Amanda Shafer Berman, John E. McCarthy Jr., Anuj Vohra
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"SCOTUS Relaxes Definition of "Confidential" Commercial Information Exempt from FOIA,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(June 25, 2019).
Contacts: John E. McCarthy Jr., Daniel W. Wolff, Anuj Vohra
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"All Things Protest: Section 809 Panel Recommendations (March 2019),"
Podcast: All Things Protest
(March 29, 2019).
Contacts: Olivia Lynch, Robert J. Sneckenberg, Anuj Vohra
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"Section 809 Panel Proposes Significant Curtailing of Pre-Award and GAO/COFC Protest Process for Commercial-Item Acquisitions,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(March 18, 2019).
Contacts: Christian N. Curran, Anuj Vohra
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"Section 809 Panel Recommends Five Changes to Bid Protests in DoD Procurements,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(January 30, 2019).
Contacts: Anuj Vohra, Christian N. Curran
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"Partial Government Shutdown Does Not Toll Filing Deadlines at GAO, Court, or Boards,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(December 26, 2018).
Contacts: Christian N. Curran, Olivia Lynch, Stephen J. McBrady, Anuj Vohra
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"GAO Takes Exception to Agency’s Rejection of Bid Under Buy American Act,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(September 13, 2018).
Contacts: Robert J. Sneckenberg, Anuj Vohra
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"FY 2019 NDAA,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(August 15, 2018).
Contacts: Peter Eyre, J. Chris Haile, Anuj Vohra, Laura J. Mitchell Baker, Nkechi Kanu, Payal Nanavati, Monica DiFonzo Sterling
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"GAO Implements Changes to Bid Protest Process,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(April 6, 2018).
Contacts: Christian N. Curran, Anuj Vohra, Payal Nanavati
Press Coverage
Firm News & Announcements